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Cross-Border B2B Payments Account for 26% of UK and US Firms’ Annual Sales 

Cross-Border B2B Payments Account for 26% of UK and US Firms’ Annual Sales 
Cross-Border B2B Payments Account for 26% of UK and US Firms’ Annual Sales 
March 04, 2022  |  B2B Payments

More and more, business-to-business (B2B) commerce is going online — and going global. The B2B space’s steady trend toward digitization is continuing and has accelerated...

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US Lawmakers Urge Biden to Persuade EU to Change Digital Markets Act
US Lawmakers Urge Biden to Persuade EU to Change Digital Markets Act
February 24, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

A bipartisan group of 30 lawmakers sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to talk to EU leaders and persuade them to change...

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EU Consumer Advocates Seek Expansion of Legal Rights to Sue Big Tech
EU Consumer Advocates Seek Expansion of Legal Rights to Sue Big Tech
February 23, 2022  |  Big Tech

A coalition of 31 groups and academics, including Privacy International and consumer group BEUC, addressed a letter on Tuesday to EU lawmakers requesting last-minute changes...

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EU ‘Obstacles’ Hobble Growth, European Industrialists Say
EU ‘Obstacles’ Hobble Growth, European Industrialists Say
February 20, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

The European single market is akin to an obstacle course, which has put several companies as also-rans as the U.S. takes the lead, Financial Times...

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US Draft Bill on Stablecoins Offers Safe Harbor for Issuers
US Draft Bill on Stablecoins Offers Safe Harbor for Issuers
February 16, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Congressman Josh Gottheimer released on Tuesday, Feb. 15 a draft of the Stablecoin Innovation and Protection Act of 2022, a piece of legislation that aims...

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Australia Is Moving Against ‘Uberisation’ of Workers With New Gig-Economy Rules 
Australia Is Moving Against ‘Uberisation’ of Workers With New Gig-Economy Rules 
February 15, 2022  |  Gig Economy

The Senate Committee that is looking into Australia’s gig economy published its fourth interim report on February 11, suggesting that more changes are needed to...

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Chinese Businesses Test Water for US IPOs in Wake of Clampdown
Chinese Businesses Test Water for US IPOs in Wake of Clampdown
February 06, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

Several companies are vying to be the first China-headquartered business to go public in the U.S. since July, Financial Times writes. Get the Full Story...

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The Evolving CBDC and Crypto Regulatory Landscape in China, Russia and the US
The Evolving CBDC and Crypto Regulatory Landscape in China, Russia and the US
January 24, 2022  |  CBDC

The Federal Reserve released its long-awaited working paper on the benefits and risks of creating a U.S. central bank digital currency (CBDC) last week.  In...

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